DIY | Debis Design Diary https://debisdesigndiary.com Home of DIY Paint - Debi Beard Wed, 08 May 2019 23:30:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Wedding Cake Dresser Makeover & My Sugar Addiction Story https://debisdesigndiary.com/wedding-cake-dresser-makeover-my-sugar-addiction-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wedding-cake-dresser-makeover-my-sugar-addiction-story https://debisdesigndiary.com/wedding-cake-dresser-makeover-my-sugar-addiction-story/#comments Mon, 06 May 2019 22:41:32 +0000 https://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=17334 cake dresser thumb 1

Wedding Cake Dresser Makeover An Anthropologie-Knock-Off-Attempt and my “Addiction-to-Sugar” Story    This original idea of making a dresser look like a wedding cake was conceived from my life-long addiction to sugar. […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/wedding-cake-dresser-makeover-my-sugar-addiction-story/feed/ 6 DIY DAY CAMP Tickets Now Available! https://debisdesigndiary.com/diy-day-camp-tickets-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-day-camp-tickets-now-available https://debisdesigndiary.com/diy-day-camp-tickets-now-available/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 00:37:24 +0000 https://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=17173 day camp header adventure

DIY Day Camp! Fairview, TN SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 / 6:00am – 6:00pm A ONE-DAY VERSION OF OUR MOST INTENSIVE BOOTCAMP TRAINING. YOU’VE ASKED FOR IT AND WE ARE DELIVERING! Prepare to […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/diy-day-camp-tickets-now-available/feed/ 0 DIY Headboard made from a Deconstructed Armoire and How to Paint Velvet Upholstery..Again https://debisdesigndiary.com/diy-headboard-made-from-a-deconstructed-armoire-and-how-to-paint-velvet-upholstery-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-headboard-made-from-a-deconstructed-armoire-and-how-to-paint-velvet-upholstery-again https://debisdesigndiary.com/diy-headboard-made-from-a-deconstructed-armoire-and-how-to-paint-velvet-upholstery-again/#respond Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:58:49 +0000 https://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=17054 headboard thumb

DIY Headboard made from Deconstructed Armoire and Painting Velvet Upholstery. *This blog contains affiliate links For this project I used the following: DIY PAINT “Queen Bee” DIY PAINT “Farm Fresh” […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/diy-headboard-made-from-a-deconstructed-armoire-and-how-to-paint-velvet-upholstery-again/feed/ 0 How to create a light fixture from a vintage world globe https://debisdesigndiary.com/how-to-create-a-light-fixture-from-a-vintage-world-globe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-create-a-light-fixture-from-a-vintage-world-globe https://debisdesigndiary.com/how-to-create-a-light-fixture-from-a-vintage-world-globe/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:45:29 +0000 https://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=16906 globe feature

Take a thrift store world globe and turn it into a beautiful light fixture!  (I first discovered this idea on Pinterest. The original project was done by Delightfull-tacky.com.)  *This blog […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/how-to-create-a-light-fixture-from-a-vintage-world-globe/feed/ 0 A story about almost getting on a BIG, BIG TV Show…and how to paint with a putty knife. https://debisdesigndiary.com/a-story-about-almost-getting-on-a-big-big-tv-show-and-how-to-paint-with-a-putty-knife/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-story-about-almost-getting-on-a-big-big-tv-show-and-how-to-paint-with-a-putty-knife https://debisdesigndiary.com/a-story-about-almost-getting-on-a-big-big-tv-show-and-how-to-paint-with-a-putty-knife/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 23:40:46 +0000 http://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=16830 A story about almost getting on a BIG, BIG TV Show…and how to paint with a putty knife.

Have you ever wanted to copy someone’s work but every time you tried, it was a hot mess?? I tried to copy a project from The Turquoise Iris but failed so […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/a-story-about-almost-getting-on-a-big-big-tv-show-and-how-to-paint-with-a-putty-knife/feed/ 0 Has anyone ever said “Don’t paint that !”? The Salty Kiss Method, My story and how I finally learned to blend color after many failed attempts https://debisdesigndiary.com/has-anyone-ever-said-dont-paint-that-my-story-how-i-finally-learned-to-blend-color-after-many-failed-attempts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=has-anyone-ever-said-dont-paint-that-my-story-how-i-finally-learned-to-blend-color-after-many-failed-attempts https://debisdesigndiary.com/has-anyone-ever-said-dont-paint-that-my-story-how-i-finally-learned-to-blend-color-after-many-failed-attempts/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2017 06:39:21 +0000 http://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=16606 Has anyone ever said “Don’t paint that !”? The Salty Kiss Method, My story and how I finally learned to blend color after many failed attempts

When I found this on Craigslist it looked like this… The owner had it in his family for decades. He demonstrated how the drawers slid easily and said, “we had […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/has-anyone-ever-said-dont-paint-that-my-story-how-i-finally-learned-to-blend-color-after-many-failed-attempts/feed/ 4 Ombre Ole! + The Story of my 2 Dad’s https://debisdesigndiary.com/ombre-ole-the-story-of-my-2-dads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ombre-ole-the-story-of-my-2-dads https://debisdesigndiary.com/ombre-ole-the-story-of-my-2-dads/#respond Sun, 02 Oct 2016 03:55:33 +0000 http://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=15016 Mexican blanket dresser

This project is episode 8 of my house makeover video series! I needed a dresser for my bedroom because my closet, (even though it’s the biggest and best closet I […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/ombre-ole-the-story-of-my-2-dads/feed/ 0 What’s it like to DIY every single thing in your House? The struggle and confessions of a hoarder+ behind the scenes sneak peak of the progress… https://debisdesigndiary.com/whats-it-like-to-diy-every-single-thing-in-your-house-the-struggle-and-confessions-of-a-hoarder-behind-the-scenes-sneak-peak-of-the-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-it-like-to-diy-every-single-thing-in-your-house-the-struggle-and-confessions-of-a-hoarder-behind-the-scenes-sneak-peak-of-the-progress https://debisdesigndiary.com/whats-it-like-to-diy-every-single-thing-in-your-house-the-struggle-and-confessions-of-a-hoarder-behind-the-scenes-sneak-peak-of-the-progress/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:04:23 +0000 http://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=11044 furnish an empty house wit thrift store finds and DIY's

 Last Thanksgiving I moved into a 500 square foot cottage.  I’ve lived in 6 houses 2 lofts and  three apartments. Moving has always been a huge task, but this time […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/whats-it-like-to-diy-every-single-thing-in-your-house-the-struggle-and-confessions-of-a-hoarder-behind-the-scenes-sneak-peak-of-the-progress/feed/ 0 Building a Kitchen Island from Junk… my Dad makes a rare appearance in my video. https://debisdesigndiary.com/building-a-kitchen-island-from-junk-my-dad-makes-a-rare-appearance-in-my-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-a-kitchen-island-from-junk-my-dad-makes-a-rare-appearance-in-my-video https://debisdesigndiary.com/building-a-kitchen-island-from-junk-my-dad-makes-a-rare-appearance-in-my-video/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:58:49 +0000 http://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=9813 thrift store dresser becomes kitchen island

I’ve been turning old junk into pretty stuff for 20 years now. My Dad has been there reluctantly to help through the decades. He doesn’t appreciate vintage items and rolls […]

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]]> https://debisdesigndiary.com/building-a-kitchen-island-from-junk-my-dad-makes-a-rare-appearance-in-my-video/feed/ 0 Make a Sailors Valentine with Seashells and a Recycled Candy Box https://debisdesigndiary.com/make-a-sailors-valentine-with-seashells-and-a-recycled-candy-box/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-a-sailors-valentine-with-seashells-and-a-recycled-candy-box https://debisdesigndiary.com/make-a-sailors-valentine-with-seashells-and-a-recycled-candy-box/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:00:56 +0000 http://debisdesigndiary.com/?p=8374 Sailors Valentine Box

  *This Blog contains affiliate links For this project you will need: *A recycled heart-shaped chocolate box (I found mine at the 99cent store) *Shells in various shapes and sizes […]

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